I am thinking of making some modifications to my Dawes Galaxy to make it more suitable for long tours.
Currently my handlebar set up is as normal for a galaxy: drop down bars, bar-end shifters, drop down brake levers.
I am not happy with the lack of hand positions and I don't really need drop down bars on tour. I want v-brakes (they would fit a dawes) to give me extra braking power, but obviously I would need flat bar brake levers for this. But i want to keep my bar end shifters.
My solution is this: I am thinking about getting a butterfly bar. The flat-bar brake levers (for the v-brakes) will fit on it, and it will give me plenty of hand positions. To solve the problem of putting the bar end shifters on the butterfly bars, I will attach them to the end of some cut down ski bar ends (which will be placed either side of the handle bar stem). It will look like some mini tri bars (kind of...). I have checked at my LBS and they can do all of this.
Is this a good idea? Will I ruin my lovely Dawes? I would like your opinions please.
Currently my handlebar set up is as normal for a galaxy: drop down bars, bar-end shifters, drop down brake levers.
I am not happy with the lack of hand positions and I don't really need drop down bars on tour. I want v-brakes (they would fit a dawes) to give me extra braking power, but obviously I would need flat bar brake levers for this. But i want to keep my bar end shifters.
My solution is this: I am thinking about getting a butterfly bar. The flat-bar brake levers (for the v-brakes) will fit on it, and it will give me plenty of hand positions. To solve the problem of putting the bar end shifters on the butterfly bars, I will attach them to the end of some cut down ski bar ends (which will be placed either side of the handle bar stem). It will look like some mini tri bars (kind of...). I have checked at my LBS and they can do all of this.
Is this a good idea? Will I ruin my lovely Dawes? I would like your opinions please.